User: dabbler

AFIB app?Mar 21, 2016, 5:54 PM in the Article: Apple's CareKit to Help iPhones Owners Manage Their Health forum
I hoped that by now they would have an app to monitor heart rhythm for AFIB and record the instances of its occurence. Since AFIB is mostly asymptomatic, one could not tell when and how often it occurs. Such an app would help a lot of people who don't want to wear a cumbersome monitoring strap around their torso.

Is there a good compromise here?Feb 18, 2016, 6:19 PM in the Article: Judge Asks Apple to Help Unlock iPhone, Apple Balks forum
I am kinda' thorn about this issue because I see the truth in both positions. I wonder if Apple and other handset makers could modify their encryption system in the future in such a way that they would keep some one-time master keys in a database for each phone that could be made available at a court order. Once a master key is used, it would no longer work. In its place another one-time key could be used in ...

And the rest of carriers will followAug 14, 2015, 6:26 PM in the Article: T-Mobile Embraces FM Radio In Phones forum
As they tend to do lately; imitating T-Mo at every turn just to keep their customers.
My old HTC Amaze 4G also has an FM radio chip and I use it without the SIM card in it. It's great to listen to FM simulcast of the Seattle Sounders soccer games when I am in a pub and the TV sound is off (as usual.) Because there is less delay on an FM broadcast than on TV, I usually hear the ...

Re: Really?Dec 31, 2014, 6:09 PM in the Article: Apple Hit with Class Action Lawsuit Over iPhone Storage forum
I think it was some ambulance chasing sheister lawyer looking for a big payday and talked a couple idiot iPhone users into filing this lawsuit in their behalf on a contingency fee basis. These lawyers are always looking for deep pockets to get their hands into and Apple has the deepest ones of all. The whole thing is ridiculous.

Re: Next Apple will Sue T-Mo and MPCSNov 28, 2012, 1:31 PM in the Article: DoJ, FBI Want Time to Scrutinize T-Mobile/MetroPCS Deal forum
techalum99 said:
I don't want to know more about her. I just want to see more of her. I like the tight leather suit she wears but honestly it just leaves too much to the imagination. A birthday suit would be better. Now that would attract some customers. Just my two cents.
Carly's pics are all over the net. What else do you need?
http://thechive.com/2011/12/19/t-mobil e-girl-carly-foulkes-can-use-my-anytime-minut es-20-photos/

Solved!Apr 10, 2012, 6:27 PM in the Article: AT&T to Unlock Off-Contract iPhones forum
Following bd8371's example, today I called up T-Mo to unlock my phone and indeed, there was no need for faxing anything as they could tell from my record I was legit and now I am waiting for the email with the unlock code. Cool!

Re: Wow!!!!!!Apr 7, 2012, 1:09 PM in the Article: AT&T to Unlock Off-Contract iPhones forum
That is silly. The phone has all kinds of identifying info (IMEI, IMSI #, etc.) that should be enough to ascertain by the carrier if a phone is stolen or not. Why should one keep a receipt for it forever? Luckily though, after some search I did find the original box that the phone came in and the receipt is in it. I hope that would be enough to take to a T-Mo store instead of faxing it somewhere ...

Re: Wow!!!!!!Apr 7, 2012, 4:01 AM in the Article: AT&T to Unlock Off-Contract iPhones forum
To quote T-Mo:
If you paid full retail price for a device, you qualify to have the SIM subsidy unlock code provided if you meet the following requirements:
The device must have been purchased at a T-Mobile retail store or authorized T-Mobile retailer.
The device must be paid for completely. You must be able to fax the proof of purchase to T-Mobile.
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Now I bought my Amaze 4G in a T-Mo store without subsidy last November, on Black Friday, but I don't think ...

Re: E.U. ?Jan 19, 2012, 9:50 PM in the Article: EU to Decide Motorola-Google Fate Feb 13 forum
I don't recall that the US ever interjected itself into such issues when only EU companies were involved. I think it's high time for the US to stand up to those presumptuous EU regulators and show them the middle finger in such cases. If they then try to retaliate, we can play the same game with them, too. Unfortunately though, our politicians don't have the backbone to do that.

WCDMA bandsOct 14, 2011, 2:15 PM in the Samsung Galaxy S II / SGH-T989 forum
Phone scoop for this phone shows WCDMA bands 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 as for HTC's Amaze 4G. The T-Mo web site does not indicate the 850 and 1900 MHz bands which are AT&T bands. So I wonder where Phonescoop gets its info and what data bands are really in this phone.

WCDMA bandsOct 14, 2011, 2:05 PM in the HTC Amaze 4G forum
Does this T-Mo phone really have the 850 and 1900 MHz WCDMA bands as the specs here indicate? I see different specs depending where I look, even on the T-Mo web sites. The following link, for instance even adds the 900 MHz band:
http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-2 614
On the other hand,the following link
http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/Phones/cel l-phone-detail.aspx?cell-phone=HTC-Amaze-4G-B lack
only shows the usual T-Mo UMTS bands I & IV. So what is it really?

Re: Ehrmz....Jul 27, 2011, 7:01 PM in the Article: Activists Want 'Obsolete' Cell Tower Rules Changed forum
Those nuclear reactors in Japan failed because the tsunami flooded the cooling water pumps, not because nuclear power is inherently unsafe. All they need is to protect those pumps better against flooding. More people die in coal mine disasters producing fuel for coal power plants than people associated with nuclear power production.